Necktie frame



Feb. 15 1927.

' G. TRITTEN NECKTIE FRAME Filed July 2, 1926 IN VEN T OR GF'iZien A TTORNEY Patented Feb. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES GOTTLIEB TBITTEN, OF DEANSBORO, NEW YORK.

NECKTIE FRALIE.

Application filed July 2,

The main object of this invention is to provide a device around which a four-inhand tie may be formed in a convenient manner before the tie is attached in place at the front portion of the collar.

Another object is to provide an article for attaching the four-in-hand tie in place upon the collar which has means thereon for causing the entire tie to be pulled up into its proper position at the front of the neck and prevents the usual hanging or drooped appearance of the neckwear.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-nan'ied parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a prespective view, showing the article with a four-in-hand tie formed about it and adjusted in place between the folds of a collar.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the form, showing the portion by which it is attached to the collar.

Figure 3 is a rear end elevational view of the device.

Figure 4 is a vertical section taken centrally thru the device omitting that portion which attaches the device to the collar button.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates a plate rectangular in outline and which is curved slenderly thruout its length to conform to the curvature of the collar as worn. Midway of the length of this curved plate a semi-circularly rounded lug 11 extends downwardly at right angles to the length of the plate 10. This lug provides a form about which the fourin-hand knot of a cravat is tied and is provided with a channel 12 which extends thruout its length. The lug is slightly curved longitudinally and its tip extends outwardly beyond the convex surface of the curvature of the plate 10, as illustrated in Figure 1. lVithin the channel 12, a coil spring 13 is housed. The lower end of the spring is secured to the lower end of the lug 11 in a convenient manner by locking the extending end of the spring around the wall of the lug at its lower end. This spring is of the expansion type and has secured to its upper end an ear 1st in which a larger opening 15, superposed and intercommunicating with an upper smaller opening 16, is formed.

In use, the four-in-hand knot 16 of a 1926. Serial No. 120,018/

cravat 17 is formed about the lug 11 in the conventional manner. The convex surface 18 of the plate 10 may be covered with the same material as the tie is formed of and after the knot is formed, the device is ready to be mounted at the front of the neck. The curved ends of the plate 10 are slipped between the flaps 19 and 20 of the collar and the neck band 21, as indicated in Figure 1. The ear 14: is grasped by the fingers and the head of the collar button, not shown on the drawing, is slipped into the larger and lower opening 15. In order to do this, the spring 13 is tensed. After this operation has been completed, the tensed spring will have the tendency of pulling the ear downwardly until the shank of the collar button enters into the smaller and upper opening 16 and in.

this manner secures the entire device and cravat in place at the front of the collar, the spring being used to resiliently lift the entire cravat into the bight of the loop between the neck band of the collar and the outer flaps l9 and 20, thus preventing tendency of drooping. It is to be noted that the collar button which attaches the collar to the shirt ordinarily assumes the position above that of the ear when the spring 13 is at a position of rest and when the ear 14L is atached to the collar button, the spring 13 is normally expanded and its tendency is to lift the lug 11 and curved plate 10 upwardly into the bight as heretofore stated.

It is also to be noted that certain changes in form and construction may be made withotu departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1. An article of the class described'comprising a plate curved longitudinally and adapted to fit between the neck band and the outer flaps of acollar, a hollow lug extending from said plate at right angles to the latter, said lug having a longitudinal chan nel formed therein, an ear positioned partly above the upper end of said channel, and means in said lug secured to said ear for hanging the article on a collar button.

2. An article of the class described comprising a plate curved longitudinally and adapted to lit between the neck band and the outer flaps of a collar, a hollow lug extending from said plate at right angles to the latter, said lug having a longitudinal channel formed therein, an ear positioned partly above the upper end of said channel, and

10 formed therein, an ear positioned partly above the upper end of said channel, a coil spring housed in sald channel secured to said lug and ear for resiliently suspending said article from a collar button, said ear having a larger lower opening and an additional smaller upper opening communicating with the larger lower opening receiving the shank of a collar button.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

GOTTLIEB TRITTEN. 

